A truly wise man does not play leapfrog with a unicorn.

Dependent Origination is the teaching (that life) is not the mere play of blind chance, but has an existence that is dependent upon conditions. That, precisely with the removal of these conditions, those things that have arisen in dependence upon them-thus also all suffering-must perforce disappear and cease to be.

Inflowing thoughts come to an end in those who are ever alert of mind, training themselves night and day, and ever intent on nirvana

There is, monks, an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned. If, monks, there were no unborn... no escape would be discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned. But because there is an unborn..., therefore an escape is discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned.

When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject to decay.

Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.

We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything.